John Bergmann, the zoo's general manager, would write the names of the competing teams in each hand and put a graham cracker on top. Whichever hand Princess ate from was her pick for that week.

Last year, Princess successfully called the winner of the Super Bowl, picking the Baltimore Ravens who beat the San Francisco 49ers by a score of 34 to 31.

Bergmann told the Asbury Park Press that Princess suffered from severe arthritis that made it impossible for her stand. He told the newspaper the 27-year-old camel was euthanized on Tuesday.

"It is with tremendous sorrow and many, many, many tears that we at Popcorn Park must tell you that our sweet, wonderful camel, Princess, has crossed the rainbow bridge and rejoined her sister Baby in a place where she can once again walk and live without the pain and discomfort brought on by old age," the post on the zoo's Facebook says.